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en-usCopyright 2015 AOL, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/24/free-browser-game-candy-box-2-is-a-text-only-rpg/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/24/free-browser-game-candy-box-2-is-a-text-only-rpg/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/24/free-browser-game-candy-box-2-is-a-text-only-rpg/#commentsCandy Box 2, the ASCII art-based sequel to the click-for-candy RPG is now available to freely play. Set up like other simple all-you-do-is-click games like Cookie Clicker and Clicking Bad, Candy Box 2 has players collecting pieces of candy in their browsers, trading candies in for items and equipment to aid them in quests.

The game's blog describes changes to the formula introduced in the first game, noting that there are more items as well as hidden goods and fun Easter eggs; not every piece of equipment can be found in the text-based missions. French developer aniwey introduced an offline save system for Candy Box 2 so players can transfer their addiction progress to other computers.

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Over the last week, your Twitter friends may have said some things that raised your concern. Perhaps you heard them mutter about eating thousands of candies in one sitting, or maybe they've been spouting nonsense about the lucrative field of lollipop farming.

To ease your worries: no, your friends haven't lost their minds. Instead, they've lost their souls to indie developer aniwey's Candy Box, a free browser-based game that ensnares its players in an endless cycle of candy-trading mania.

The setup resembles a Facebook social game, but progress is rapid, and the sense of reward is great. The game is rendered entirely in ASCII graphics, and gameplay involves little more than clicking buttons and watching numbers increase.

Candy Box's addictive qualities will quickly win you over, however, if you find any sort of pleasure in grinding and stat-boosting. Your candy reserves will continue to grow even as the game sits unplayed in its own browser tab, and it's easy to check back on your hoard throughout the day. If you've lost hours to the likes of Progress Quest or The Kingdom of Loathing, you can expect to be similarly enthralled with Candy Box.